EP2979563A1 - Schneefangkupplungssystem - Google Patents

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EP2979563A1
EP2979563A1 EP15178568.0A EP15178568A EP2979563A1 EP 2979563 A1 EP2979563 A1 EP 2979563A1 EP 15178568 A EP15178568 A EP 15178568A EP 2979563 A1 EP2979563 A1 EP 2979563A1
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skirt
garment
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couplers
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Martijn Linden
Tara Fallis Latham
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Black Diamond Equipment AG
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
    • A41D13/055—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D1/00—Garments
    • A41D1/06—Trousers
    • A41D1/08—Trousers specially adapted for sporting purposes
    • A41D1/082—Trousers specially adapted for sporting purposes for skiing
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D13/00—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches
    • A41D13/05—Professional, industrial or sporting protective garments, e.g. surgeons' gowns or garments protecting against blows or punches protecting only a particular body part
    • A41D13/055—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body
    • A41D13/0556—Protector fastening, e.g. on the human body with releasable fastening means
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D27/00—Details of garments or of their making
    • A41D27/12—Shields or protectors
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A41—WEARING APPAREL
    • A41D—OUTERWEAR; PROTECTIVE GARMENTS; ACCESSORIES
    • A41D3/00—Overgarments
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A44—HABERDASHERY; JEWELLERY
    • A44D—INDEXING SCHEME RELATING TO BUTTONS, PINS, BUCKLES OR SLIDE FASTENERS, AND TO JEWELLERY, BRACELETS OR OTHER PERSONAL ADORNMENTS
    • A44D2201/00—Fastening by snap action

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  • the invention generally relates to cold weather outdoor garment systems.
  • the present invention relates to an improved powder skirt coupling system.
  • Cold weather outdoor garments are used to both insulate heat and protect users from external moisture.
  • jackets and pants are commonly worn during snow sports to regulate body temperature by conserving internal body heat and preventing snow contact.
  • Cold weather garments must be specifically designed to articulate in response to various user movements to facilitate full range of motion and thereby unrestricted, optimal performance during snow sports.
  • the arm portions of a jacket must be stitched to the torso portion such that a user can raise their hands over their head.
  • the most effective solution to avoid the jacket-pant gap is the intercoupling of a powder skirt.
  • the term powder skirt is broadly used to describe any sleeve designed to prevent snow from contacting the user.
  • a powder skirt may also be referred to as a snow skirt.
  • the powder skirt is generally coupled to the interior side of the jacket and the exterior of the pants, thereby covering any potential gap by creating an intemested series of garments.
  • the powder skirt may optionally include elasticity to enable stretching.
  • the powder skirt may be either permanently or releasably coupled to the interior of the jacket.
  • an inherent problem created by the powder skirt is the necessary releasable coupling to the exterior surface of the pants to facilitate ease of removal when necessary.
  • the present invention relates to cold weather outdoor garment systems.
  • One embodiment of the present invention relates to a releasable powder skirt coupling system including a lower body garment, a skirt member, a plurality of garment couplers, and a plurality of skirt couplers.
  • the garment couplers include a male post positioned circumferentially around the external surface waist region of the lower body garment within partially enclosed flap regions.
  • the skirt couplers include a claw member positioned circumferentially around the bottom internal surface edge of the skirt member. The claw members are oriented away from the bottom edge. The claw members are configured to fit within the partially enclosed flap regions and releasably couple with the male post of one of the garment couplers.
  • a second embodiment of the present invention relates to a method for releasably coupling a skirt member to a lower body garment including aligning a plurality of skirt couplers with a plurality of garment couplers, routing a claw member disposed on the internal side of the skirt member within a flap opening on the lower body garment into a partially enclosed flap region, and releasably coupling the claw member over a male post disposed within the partially enclosed flap region.
  • Embodiments of the present invention represent a significant advance in the field of releasable powder skirt coupling systems.
  • Existing coupling systems are unnecessarily cumbersome, thereby preventing a user from coupling/decoupling the powder skirt from the lower body garment while wearing any type of glove or mitten.
  • existing systems are unreliable because they include components which may become damaged as a result of impact or abrasion. For example, the tines of a zipper are susceptible to damage, which may prevent proper coupling.
  • components of existing systems are potentially uncomfortable to the user during impact.
  • existing systems may include unaesthetic exposed components which diminish the visual appearance of the lower body garment.
  • Embodiments of the present invention overcome these problems by providing a reliable, releasable coupling system that includes garment couplers disposed within a substantially flush flap and skirt couplers disposed on the internal side.
  • the components of both the garment couplers and skirt couplers are composed of impact resistant materials with minimal thickness and bulk.
  • Garment - article of clothing worn over a portion of a user's body including but not limited to pants, shorts, shirts, jackets, etc.
  • a lower body garment in particular describes an article of clothing worn over the lower body such as a pair of pants.
  • an upper body garment refers to an article of clothing worn over the upper body such as a shirt or jacket.
  • Powder skirt a cylindrical piece of material worn around the waist region of a user to protect from potential torso exposure between an upper and lower body garment.
  • a powder skirt may be coupled to an internal surface of an upper body garment and include an elastic band on the bottom edge.
  • a garment may include a flap of external materials. At the bottom edge of the top material of the flap, a line may be externally visible. The two materials may be stitched along the bottom edge of the external material, thereby sealing the gap. Alternatively, a portion of the bottom edge may not be stitched/coupled, thereby creating an opening and a region therebetween.
  • Male post - a cylindrical member configured for lateral releasable coupling with a corresponding claw.
  • FIGS 1-2 illustrate perspective views of a powder skirt coupling system, designated generally at 100.
  • the system 100 includes a lower body garment 180, a skirt member 120, and an upper body garment 160.
  • Figure 1 shows the skirt member 120 with only the lower body garment 180 for illustration purposes.
  • the illustrated lower body garment 180 is a pair of pants, but it will be appreciated that other lower body garments may be used, including but not limited to bibs, shorts, harnesses, etc.
  • the lower body garment 180 includes a waist region corresponding to the location at which a user's waist would be disposed.
  • the waist region of the illustrated lower body garment 180 (i.e. pants) corresponds to the upper edge of the garment.
  • the lower body garment 180 also includes an internal surface 184 (see Figure 4 ) and an external surface 182.
  • the lower body garment further includes a plurality of garment couplers 140 not visible in Figures 1-2 , which will be described further in reference to Figure 4 .
  • the illustrated upper body garment 160 is a jacket, but it will be appreciated that other upper body garments may be used, including but not limited to shirts, vests, suspenders, chest harnesses, etc.
  • the upper body garment 160 further includes an internal surface 164 and an external surface 162.
  • the user's hands 88 are shown in Figure 2 holding open a portion of the upper body garment 160 for illustration purposes.
  • the skirt member 120 is a cylindrical piece of material configured to encircle the region between the lower body garment 180 and upper body garment 160.
  • the skirt members 120 may also be referred to as a powder skirt or snow skirt in accordance with industry terms.
  • the illustrated skirt member 120 includes a waist coupler 126 disposed such as to correspond to a user's navel region.
  • the waist coupler 126 includes a plurality of releasable couplings, enabling the user to open/close the skirt member 120 around their body.
  • the skirt member 120 further includes a top edge 128 and a bottom edge 129.
  • the top edge 128 is releasably coupled to the internal surface 164 of the upper body garment 160 via some form of releasable coupling.
  • the bottom edge 129 may include an elastic region.
  • the elastic region may cause the bottom edge 129 to adjustably tighten around the user.
  • the bottom edge 129 of the skirt member 120 may be translated downward from the upper body garment 160 over a portion of the lower body garment 180; the elastic region will correspondingly tighten over the vertical location on the external surface 182 of the lower body garment 180.
  • the skirt member 120 further includes an internal surface 124 and an external surface 122.
  • the skirt member 120 is specifically intercoupled with the upper and lower garments 160, 180 such that the external surface 122 of the skirt member 120 extend from the internal surface 164 of the upper body garment 160 to the external surface 182 of the lower body garment 180.
  • This specific intercoupling scheme may also be referred to as vertically cascading because the external surfaces of the upper body garment 160, skirt member 120, and lower body garment 180 are sequentially vertically positioned from top to bottom.
  • the skirt member 120 is releasably coupled to the lower body garment 180 via a plurality of skirt couplers 130 and garment couplers 140. As described above, the skirt member 120 may be coupled to and housed within the upper body garment 160. If a user intends to engage or use the skirt member 120, the bottom edge 129 is translated down over the lower body garment 180, and the plurality of skirt couplers 130 are releasably engaged with the garment couplers 140, thereby securing the skirt members 120 to the lower body garment 180.
  • the specific components of the couplers 130, 140 and the operational coupling scheme will be described in more detail below.
  • FIGS 3A-D illustrate schematic views of a skirt coupler, designated generally at 130.
  • the skirt coupler 130 includes a claw member 134 intercoupled with a cover member 132.
  • the skirt coupler 130 and cover members 132 may be intercoupled at a bottom region with a U-shape to permit coupling over the bottom edge 129 of the skirt member 120.
  • the skirt coupler 130 may be composed of a plastic material permitting a certain degree of compliance.
  • the cover member 132 is disposed over the external surface 122 of the skirt member 120, and the claw member 134 is disposed over the internal surface 124 of the skirt member 120 as shown in Figures 3A and 3B .
  • the cover member 132 provides the user with a visual indicator of the location of each skirt coupler 130, while the claw member 134 provides the actual coupling.
  • the claw member 134 is therefore shielded from debris, damage, and abrasion.
  • the claw member 134 is oriented away from the bottom edge 129 of the skirt member 120 (i.e. upwards in Figures 1 and 2 ).
  • the skirt coupler 130 may be stitched, adhered, or welded to the skirt members 120.
  • the claw member 134 further includes a left hook 135, claw opening 136, right hook 137, and partially enclosed claw region 138.
  • the diameter of the claw opening 136 is smaller than the diameter of the partially enclosed claw region 138.
  • the diameters of both the claw opening 136 and the partially enclosed claw region 138 correspond to the diameter of the male post 141 of the garment coupler (See Figures 4A-E ).
  • the shape and composition of the hooks 135, 137 may function to create a resistant spring effect when a male post is translated through the claw opening 136.
  • the hooks 135, 137 further function to partially enclose the partially enclosed claw region 138. A particular force is thereby necessary to translate a male post into or out of the partially enclosed claw region 138 in accordance with a releasable coupling scheme.
  • FIGS 4A-E illustrate schematic views of a garment coupler, designated generally at 140.
  • the garment couplers 140 are each disposed within a partially enclosed flap region 186 accessible via a flap opening 188 on the external surface 182 of the lower body garment 180.
  • the partially enclosed flap region 186 and flap opening 188 are also specifically sized to correspond to the female claw member 134 of the skirt coupler 130.
  • the garment coupler 140 may be composed of a plastic material permitting a certain degree of compliance.
  • the garment coupler 140 includes a male rivet member 142, optional spacer 143, and female rivet member 144.
  • the male rivet member 142 and optional spacer 143 form the male post 141.
  • the spacer 143 may be incorporated with the male rivet member 142 as a single component.
  • the male rivet member 142 includes a hood region and a post region.
  • the hood region is coupled to an internal portion of the upper part of the partially enclosed flap region 186.
  • the hood region may facilitate a raising or maintaining of the partially enclosed flap region 186.
  • the post region functions in conjunction with the spacer 143 to provide the male post 141 over which the claw member 134 of the skirt coupler 130 releasably couples.
  • the specific diameter of the male post 141 corresponds to the claw member 134 of the skirt coupler 130 as described above.
  • the male post 141 is cylindrical and has a substantially circular cross-section.
  • the female rivet member 144 sandwich couples with the male post 141 over a bottom portion of the partially enclosed flap region 186.
  • the female rivet member 144 also includes a cover region disposed below the internal surface of the lower body garment 184 and a female post region within which the male rivet member 142 engages.
  • Figure 4E illustrates one specific coupling scheme of the garment coupler 140 with respect to layers of the lower body garment 180.
  • Figures 5A-D illustrate an operational coupling scheme of a skirt coupler 130 and a garment coupler 140.
  • Figures 5A-D illustrate a single skirt coupler 130 to garment coupler 140 sequence.
  • Embodiments of the present invention include a plurality of skirt couplers 130 and garment couplers 140 spaced circumferentially around the bottom edge 128 of the skirt member 120 and waist region of the lower body garment 180.
  • Figure 5A illustrates an initial alignment of the skirt coupler 130 with the garment coupler 140. The user is able to visually align/orient the cover member 132 on the bottom edge 129 of the skirt member 120 with the flap opening 188 on the lower body garment 180.
  • Figure 5B illustrates the internal sides 124, 184 of the skirt member 120 portion and lower body garment 180 portion illustrated in Figure 5A showing the specific claw member 134, female river member 144, and the partially enclosed flap region 186.
  • Figure 5C also illustrates aligning the claw member 134 portion of the skirt coupler 130 with the partially enclosed flap region 186 housing the male post 141 of the garment coupler 140.
  • Figure 5D illustrates the releasable coupling of the skirt coupler 130 with the garment coupler 140, including engaging the claw member 134 over the male post 141.
  • the male post 141 is releasably engaged within the partially enclosed claw region 138 and within the partially enclosed flap region 186 of the lower body garment 180.
  • Figure 5D shows the claw member 134 extending through the flap opening 186 into the partially enclosed flap region 188.

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